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Hyper blimp rules the skies in solar flight competition (University of Louisville)
noodls
19 Apr 2014
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Wilhelm Solar Flight Competition held Friday morning at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium ... For their efforts, the team won $400 in the contest, which is staged by the Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research. The competition calls for teams of students from Speed School to design and build scale, solar-powered aircraft ... Their blimp was powered by solar cells that the team bought on eBay....(size: 2.4Kb)
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SYKES: Obama’s green-energy boondoggle
The Washington Times
19 Apr 2014
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However, “Smith only reported the creation of the hourly equivalent of 70.4 jobs — meaning the DOE spent an average of about $414,000 per job created.” The Smith Electric closure further exemplifies the continuing failure of the president’s green-energy gambles ... Even so, the Obama administration looks set to double down on their bad green-energy bets with a public push recently for the controversial program....(size: 5.3Kb)
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Keeping up with building green; contractor Guy Gannaway weighs in
The Examiner
19 Apr 2014
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From initial blueprints to future restorations, buildings consume a lot of energy. In the U.S., buildings alone account for 39 percent of total energy use ... The techniques used to construct today’s ‘built’ landscape directly affect future energy and financial demands ... Green buildings, also dubbed high performance buildings, operate with increased efficiency and utilize the most efficient sources of energy....(size: 5.1Kb)
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Princeton Review Names CI a "Green College" (California State University, Channel Islands)
noodls
19 Apr 2014
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... and societal issues.  More than 65 percent of CI students take sustainability related courses.  In addition, the guide commends CI for its efforts to purchase local food, significantly reduce water and energy consumption, boost recycling rates, and promote biking, carpooling and sustainable living among students and employees. ....(size: 6.4Kb)
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Sierra Club Applauds Obama Administration’s Solar “Challenge” and New Clean Energy Initiatives (Sierra Club)
noodls
18 Apr 2014
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... of solar power. He also announced an initiative of the Department of Energy to boost the solar portfolios of state, local and tribal governments, and efforts to install 100 megawatts of renewable power on subsidized housing....(size: 1.2Kb)
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Texas sees surge in wind-energy projects
Sacramento Bee
18 Apr 2014
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More than 7,000 megawatts of new wind turbines are scheduled to be built by the end of next year, potentially increasing Texas' wind power capacity by almost 60 percent ... And farms would at times actually pay electricity retailers to take their power, so they could still take advantage of the tax credit ... Still, large power companies such as Duke Energy and E.ON, which is headquartered in Germany, continue to invest in Texas wind....(size: 5.0Kb)
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>Federal lawsuit over western Md. wind farm ends
Seattle Post
18 Apr 2014
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The citizen group Save Western Maryland filed the lawsuit in 2010 against developers of the 28-turbine Criterion wind farm in Garrett County ... wind farm near Frostburg....(size: 0.8Kb)
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Wind Turbine Service Market in Europe 2014-2018
PR Newswire
18 Apr 2014
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Research and Markets (http.//www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c7kh35/wind_turbine) has announced the addition of the "Wind Turbine Service Market in Europe 2014-2018" report to their offering.  ... The analysts forecast the Wind Turbine Service market in Europe to grow at a CAGR of 9.02 percent over the period 2013-2018 ... Suzlon Energy Ltd The Weir Group PLC Vestas Wind Systems A/S Windtechnics....(size: 4.2Kb)
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Wind Turbine Systems (US Market & Forecast)
PR Newswire
18 Apr 2014
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In fact, through the first three quarters of 2013, less than 75 megawatts of new wind power capacity was added in the US ... In addition, growth will benefit from ongoing demand for small wind turbine systems from a small base, as well as continuing interest in developing renewable energy resources that are cleaner and not subject to fuel price shocks....(size: 2.7Kb)
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U.S. government to boost solar development
Xinhua
18 Apr 2014
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The Environmental Protection Agency also said on Thursday it planned to double the use of one-site renewable energy, including solar energy in a decade through its Green Power Partnership that started in 2001. The White House said, the amount of solar power ......(size: 1.3Kb)
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>Largest US solar farm on Superfund site now online
Seattle Post
18 Apr 2014
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The 43-acre Maywood Solar Farm went online last month, with more than 36,000 solar panels feeding 8 megawatts of electricity into Indianapolis Power & Light's power grid ... The solar farm is part of Indianapolis Power & Light's goal of eventually adding 99 megawatts of solar-generated electricity — enough to power for about 10,000 homes — to its energy sources, IPL spokeswoman Brandi Davis-Handy said....(size: 3.2Kb)
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Largest US solar farm on Superfund site now online
The Miami Herald
18 Apr 2014
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The 43-acre Maywood Solar Farm went online last month, with more than 36,000 solar panels feeding 8 megawatts of electricity into Indianapolis Power & Light's power grid ... The solar farm is part of Indianapolis Power & Light's goal of eventually adding 99 megawatts of solar-generated electricity — enough to power for about 10,000 homes — to its energy sources, IPL spokeswoman Brandi Davis-Handy said....(size: 3.2Kb)
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An American Home or Business Goes Solar Every Four Minutes!
Inhabitat
18 Apr 2014
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... renewable electricity to power more than 2.2 million American homes ... “We need leaders like you in the coming weeks and months to deploy solar power in your communities, said White House Counselor John Podesta to an audience of government, energy and business leaders ... Cheap Solar PV Powers Substantial Global Renewable Energy Growth in 2013....(size: 2.1Kb)







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